Gold Historical Prices

This page shows the historical price of gold per troy ounce in U.S. dollars. Gold prices are based on monthly average closing prices of gold futures contracts (GC) on the CME Group exchange.

Gold has been used as a store of value for thousands of years. Since the end of the gold standard in 1971, gold prices have risen dramatically from $35 per ounce to over $4,783 today. Gold is often viewed as a hedge against inflation and currency devaluation.

All prices on this page are nominal (i.e., they are not indexed to inflation).

See our gold returns calculator to compute the return on a gold investment over any time period, including inflation adjustment.

Gold Price Chart, 2000-2026

This graph shows the price of 1 troy ounce of gold in USD at the first of each month.

Gold Historical Prices ($)

Gold Price Table, 2000-2026 (Yearly)

This table displays Gold Historical Prices on January 1st of each year.

Year	Gold Price ($)	Change ($)	Year-over-year (%)
2026	4,314.40	1,655.50	62.26
2025	2,658.90	594.50	28.80
2024	2,064.40	224.70	12.21
2023	1,839.70	40.30	2.24
2022	1,799.40	-145.30	-7.47
2021	1,944.70	420.20	27.56
2020	1,524.50	243.50	19.01
2019	1,281	-32.70	-2.49
2018	1,313.70	153.30	13.21
2017	1,160.40	85.30	7.93
2016	1,075.10	-110.90	-9.35
2015	1,186	-39	-3.18
2014	1,225	-462.90	-27.42
2013	1,687.90	88.20	5.51
2012	1,599.70	177.10	12.45
2011	1,422.60	304.90	27.28
2010	1,117.70	238.90	27.18
2009	878.80	21.80	2.54
2008	857	221.80	34.92
2007	635.20	104.50	19.69
2006	530.70	102	23.79
2005	428.70	4.30	1.01
2004	424.40	78.30	22.62
2003	346.10	67.20	24.09
2002	278.90	10.50	3.91
2001	268.40	-5.50	-2.01
2000	273.90	0	0

Gold Price Table, 2000-2026 (Monthly)

This table shows the USD value of gold per troy ounce at the first of each month.

Year	Month	Gold Price ($)	Change ($)	Month-over-month (%)
2026	4	4,783.20	-511.20	-9.66
2026	3	5,294.40	671.90	14.54
2026	2	4,622.50	308.10	7.14
2026	1	4,314.40	75.10	1.77
2025	12	4,239.30	239	5.97
2025	11	4,000.30	132.80	3.43
2025	10	3,867.50	318.10	8.96
2025	9	3,549.40	201.70	6.03
2025	8	3,347.70	11	0.33
2025	7	3,336.70	-33.90	-1.01
2025	6	3,370.60	160.60	5
2025	5	3,210	91.10	2.92
2025	4	3,118.90	228.70	7.91
2025	3	2,890.20	56.30	1.99
2025	2	2,833.90	175	6.58
2025	1	2,658.90	24	0.91
2024	12	2,634.90	-103.70	-3.79
2024	11	2,738.60	71.30	2.67
2024	10	2,667.30	177.40	7.12
2024	9	2,489.90	54.90	2.25
2024	8	2,435	107.40	4.61
2024	7	2,327.60	-19	-0.81
2024	6	2,346.60	46.70	2.03
2024	5	2,299.90	63.40	2.83
2024	4	2,236.50	149.60	7.17
2024	3	2,086.90	33.90	1.65
2024	2	2,053	-11.40	-0.55
2024	1	2,064.40	-6.60	-0.32
2023	12	2,071	92.20	4.66
2023	11	1,978.80	148.80	8.13
2023	10	1,830	-109.80	-5.66
2023	9	1,939.80	-0.90	-0.05
2023	8	1,940.70	19	0.99
2023	7	1,921.70	-56.30	-2.85
2023	6	1,978	-5.40	-0.27
2023	5	1,983.40	-0.50	-0.03
2023	4	1,983.90	146.20	7.96
2023	3	1,837.70	-90.10	-4.67
2023	2	1,927.80	88.10	4.79
2023	1	1,839.70	38.60	2.14
2022	12	1,801.10	156.10	9.49
2022	11	1,645	-47.90	-2.83
2022	10	1,692.90	-3.70	-0.22
2022	9	1,696.60	-72.40	-4.09
2022	8	1,769	-29.90	-1.66
2022	7	1,798.90	-44.40	-2.41
2022	6	1,843.30	-18.50	-0.99
2022	5	1,861.80	-57.30	-2.99
2022	4	1,919.10	-23.30	-1.20
2022	3	1,942.40	142.10	7.89
2022	2	1,800.30	0.90	0.05
2022	1	1,799.40	17.80	1
2021	12	1,781.60	-13.50	-0.75
2021	11	1,795.10	38.10	2.17
2021	10	1,757	-56.10	-3.09
2021	9	1,813.10	-5	-0.28
2021	8	1,818.10	42.20	2.38
2021	7	1,775.90	-127	-6.67
2021	6	1,902.90	111.50	6.22
2021	5	1,791.40	64.90	3.76
2021	4	1,726.50	4	0.23
2021	3	1,722.50	-138.30	-7.43
2021	2	1,860.80	-83.90	-4.31
2021	1	1,944.70	130.60	7.20
2020	12	1,814.10	-76.30	-4.04
2020	11	1,890.40	-18	-0.94
2020	10	1,908.40	-59.80	-3.04
2020	9	1,968.20	2.20	0.11
2020	8	1,966	192.80	10.87
2020	7	1,773.20	35.40	2.04
2020	6	1,737.80	43.30	2.56
2020	5	1,694.50	116.30	7.37
2020	4	1,578.20	-14.10	-0.89
2020	3	1,592.30	15.10	0.96
2020	2	1,577.20	52.70	3.46
2020	1	1,524.50	62.20	4.25
2019	12	1,462.30	-45.70	-3.03
2019	11	1,508	26	1.75
2019	10	1,482	-63.90	-4.13
2019	9	1,545.90	125	8.80
2019	8	1,420.90	35.30	2.55
2019	7	1,385.60	62.90	4.76
2019	6	1,322.70	41.30	3.22
2019	5	1,281.40	-7	-0.54
2019	4	1,288.40	-8	-0.62
2019	3	1,296.40	-20.50	-1.56
2019	2	1,316.90	35.90	2.80
2019	1	1,281	47.10	3.82
2018	12	1,233.90	-2.10	-0.17
2018	11	1,236	48.90	4.12
2018	10	1,187.10	-5.60	-0.47
2018	9	1,192.70	-25.20	-2.07
2018	8	1,217.90	-21.90	-1.77
2018	7	1,239.80	-55	-4.25
2018	6	1,294.80	-9	-0.69
2018	5	1,303.80	-38.30	-2.85
2018	4	1,342.10	39.20	3.01
2018	3	1,302.90	-41.40	-3.08
2018	2	1,344.30	30.60	2.33
2018	1	1,313.70	34.90	2.73
2017	12	1,278.80	4.70	0.37
2017	11	1,274.10	1.40	0.11
2017	10	1,272.70	-51.80	-3.91
2017	9	1,324.50	51.90	4.08
2017	8	1,272.60	54.70	4.49
2017	7	1,217.90	-49.10	-3.88
2017	6	1,267	13.70	1.09
2017	5	1,253.30	2.50	0.20
2017	4	1,250.80	1.90	0.15
2017	3	1,248.90	43.30	3.59
2017	2	1,205.60	45.20	3.90
2017	1	1,160.40	-6.50	-0.56
2016	12	1,166.90	-119.50	-9.29
2016	11	1,286.40	-22.60	-1.73
2016	10	1,309	-3.20	-0.24
2016	9	1,312.20	-39.20	-2.90
2016	8	1,351.40	14.70	1.10
2016	7	1,336.70	124.80	10.30
2016	6	1,211.90	-82.80	-6.40
2016	5	1,294.70	72.50	5.93
2016	4	1,222.20	-8.10	-0.66
2016	3	1,230.30	102.40	9.08
2016	2	1,127.90	52.80	4.91
2016	1	1,075.10	11.30	1.06
2015	12	1,063.80	-72	-6.34
2015	11	1,135.80	21.60	1.94
2015	10	1,114.20	-24.50	-2.15
2015	9	1,138.70	49.30	4.53
2015	8	1,089.40	-79.60	-6.81
2015	7	1,169	-19.30	-1.62
2015	6	1,188.30	13.80	1.17
2015	5	1,174.50	-33.60	-2.78
2015	4	1,208.10	0.40	0.03
2015	3	1,207.70	-68.50	-5.37
2015	2	1,276.20	90.20	7.61
2015	1	1,186	-32	-2.63
2014	12	1,218	48.60	4.16
2014	11	1,169.40	-45.20	-3.72
2014	10	1,214.60	-49.10	-3.89
2014	9	1,263.70	-29.90	-2.31
2014	8	1,293.60	-32.80	-2.47
2014	7	1,326.40	82.70	6.65
2014	6	1,243.70	-39.40	-3.07
2014	5	1,283.10	3.50	0.27
2014	4	1,279.60	-70.50	-5.22
2014	3	1,350.10	89.70	7.12
2014	2	1,260.40	35.40	2.89
2014	1	1,225	2.70	0.22
2013	12	1,222.30	-90.80	-6.91
2013	11	1,313.10	27.10	2.11
2013	10	1,286	-126	-8.92
2013	9	1,412	101	7.70
2013	8	1,311	55.10	4.39
2013	7	1,255.90	-155.80	-11.04
2013	6	1,411.70	-34.60	-2.39
2013	5	1,446.30	-153.70	-9.61
2013	4	1,600	28.10	1.79
2013	3	1,571.90	-97.50	-5.84
2013	2	1,669.40	-18.50	-1.10
2013	1	1,687.90	-31.70	-1.84
2012	12	1,719.60	5.50	0.32
2012	11	1,714.10	-66.40	-3.73
2012	10	1,780.50	87.60	5.17
2012	9	1,692.90	89.20	5.56
2012	8	1,603.70	6.50	0.41
2012	7	1,597.20	-23.30	-1.44
2012	6	1,620.50	-41.20	-2.48
2012	5	1,661.70	-15.80	-0.94
2012	4	1,677.50	-43.60	-2.53
2012	3	1,721.10	-26	-1.49
2012	2	1,747.10	147.40	9.21
2012	1	1,599.70	-135.60	-7.81
2011	12	1,735.30	24.30	1.42
2011	11	1,711	55	3.32
2011	10	1,656	-170	-9.31
2011	9	1,826	207	12.79
2011	8	1,619	136.70	9.22
2011	7	1,482.30	-60.10	-3.90
2011	6	1,542.40	-14.30	-0.92
2011	5	1,556.70	128.60	9
2011	4	1,428.10	-2.60	-0.18
2011	3	1,430.70	91.10	6.80
2011	2	1,339.60	-83	-5.83
2011	1	1,422.60	35.30	2.54
2010	12	1,387.30	37.10	2.75
2010	11	1,350.20	34.10	2.59
2010	10	1,316.10	69.80	5.60
2010	9	1,246.30	62.90	5.32
2010	8	1,183.40	-22.90	-1.90
2010	7	1,206.30	-18.50	-1.51
2010	6	1,224.80	42.10	3.56
2010	5	1,182.70	57.60	5.12
2010	4	1,125.10	7.30	0.65
2010	3	1,117.80	13.50	1.22
2010	2	1,104.30	-13.40	-1.20
2010	1	1,117.70	-81.40	-6.79
2009	12	1,199.10	145.70	13.83
2009	11	1,053.40	53.90	5.39
2009	10	999.50	44.80	4.69
2009	9	954.70	-1.90	-0.20
2009	8	956.60	15.60	1.66
2009	7	941	-37.60	-3.84
2009	6	978.60	91	10.25
2009	5	887.60	-38.50	-4.16
2009	4	926.10	-12.90	-1.37
2009	3	939	32.30	3.56
2009	2	906.70	27.90	3.17
2009	1	878.80	104.20	13.45
2008	12	774.60	49.20	6.78
2008	11	725.40	-155.30	-17.63
2008	10	880.70	75.70	9.40
2008	9	805	-104	-11.44
2008	8	909	-33.50	-3.55
2008	7	942.50	49.60	5.55
2008	6	892.90	44	5.18
2008	5	848.90	-34	-3.85
2008	4	882.90	-98.60	-10.05
2008	3	981.50	72.80	8.01
2008	2	908.70	51.70	6.03
2008	1	857	68.70	8.71
2007	12	788.30	-2.40	-0.30
2007	11	790.70	43.50	5.82
2007	10	747.20	64.70	9.48
2007	9	682.50	18.90	2.85
2007	8	663.60	7.10	1.08
2007	7	656.50	-14.70	-2.19
2007	6	671.20	-3.20	-0.47
2007	5	674.40	8.70	1.31
2007	4	665.70	3.40	0.51
2007	3	662.30	4.90	0.75
2007	2	657.40	22.20	3.49
2007	1	635.20	-9.50	-1.47
2006	12	644.70	28.10	4.56
2006	11	616.60	18.90	3.16
2006	10	597.70	-26.70	-4.28
2006	9	624.40	-21.90	-3.39
2006	8	646.30	19	3.03
2006	7	627.30	-0.30	-0.05
2006	6	627.60	-29.90	-4.55
2006	5	657.50	68.10	11.55
2006	4	589.40	25.90	4.60
2006	3	563.50	-5.90	-1.04
2006	2	569.40	38.70	7.29
2006	1	530.70	28.20	5.61
2005	12	502.50	43.70	9.52
2005	11	458.80	-7.30	-1.57
2005	10	466.10	23.80	5.38
2005	9	442.30	10.40	2.41
2005	8	431.90	4.10	0.96
2005	7	427.80	12.50	3.01
2005	6	415.30	-14.20	-3.31
2005	5	429.50	3.60	0.85
2005	4	425.90	-7	-1.62
2005	3	432.90	12.10	2.88
2005	2	420.80	-7.90	-1.84
2005	1	428.70	-25.30	-5.57
2004	12	454	26.70	6.25
2004	11	427.30	7.80	1.86
2004	10	419.50	10.70	2.62
2004	9	408.80	17.10	4.37
2004	8	391.70	-4.30	-1.09
2004	7	396	1.40	0.35
2004	6	394.60	7.60	1.96
2004	5	387	-40.80	-9.54
2004	4	427.80	28.50	7.14
2004	3	399.30	0.60	0.15
2004	2	398.70	-25.70	-6.06
2004	1	424.40	21.70	5.39
2003	12	402.70	25.70	6.82
2003	11	377	-7.30	-1.90
2003	10	384.30	11.10	2.97
2003	9	373.20	27.10	7.83
2003	8	346.10	-5.30	-1.51
2003	7	351.40	-14.60	-3.99
2003	6	366	23.90	6.99
2003	5	342.10	7.80	2.33
2003	4	334.30	-14.90	-4.27
2003	3	349.20	-21.60	-5.83
2003	2	370.80	24.70	7.14
2003	1	346.10	28.50	8.97
2002	12	317.60	-1.20	-0.38
2002	11	318.80	-2.10	-0.65
2002	10	320.90	7.50	2.39
2002	9	313.40	9.40	3.09
2002	8	304	-10	-3.18
2002	7	314	-12.70	-3.89
2002	6	326.70	17.60	5.69
2002	5	309.10	5.90	1.95
2002	4	303.20	5.20	1.74
2002	3	298	12	4.20
2002	2	286	7.10	2.55
2002	1	278.90	2	0.72
2001	12	276.90	-2.80	-1
2001	11	279.70	-12.50	-4.28
2001	10	292.20	20.60	7.58
2001	9	271.60	4.20	1.57
2001	8	267.40	-2	-0.74
2001	7	269.40	3	1.13
2001	6	266.40	2	0.76
2001	5	264.40	8.80	3.44
2001	4	255.60	-9.60	-3.62
2001	3	265.20	-3.30	-1.23
2001	2	268.50	0.10	0.04
2001	1	268.40	-0.30	-0.11
2000	12	268.70	4.80	1.82
2000	11	263.90	-9.20	-3.37
2000	10	273.10	-3.90	-1.41
2000	9	277	3.10	1.13
2000	8	273.90	0	0

About the author

Ian Webster is an engineer and data expert based in San Mateo, California. He has worked for Google, NASA, and consulted for governments around the world on data pipelines and data analysis. Disappointed by the lack of clear resources on the impacts of inflation on economic indicators, Ian believes this website serves as a valuable public tool. Ian earned his degree in Computer Science from Dartmouth College.

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